indulgence

in·dul·gence  (n-dljns)

n.

1.

a. The act or an instance of indulging; gratification: indulgence of every whim.

b. The state of being indulgent.

2.

a. The act of indulging in something: indulgence in irresponsible behavior.

b. Something indulged in: Sports cars are an expensive indulgence.

3. Liberal or lenient treatment; tolerance: treated their grandchildren with fond indulgence.

4. Self-indulgence: a life of wealth and indulgence.

5.

a. Something granted as a favor or privilege.

b. Permission to extend the time of payment or performance.

c. Patient attention: I beg your indulgence for just a few minutes.

6. Roman Catholic Church The remission of temporal punishment still due for a sin that has been sacramentally absolved.

tr.v. in·dul·genced, in·dul·genc·ing, in·dul·genc·es Roman Catholic Church

To attach an indulgence to.

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indulgence [ɪnˈdʌldʒəns]

n

1. the act of indulging or state of being indulgent

2. a pleasure, habit, etc., indulged in; extravagance fur coats are an indulgence

3. liberal or tolerant treatment

4. something granted as a favour or privilege

5. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a remission of the temporal punishment for sin after its guilt has been forgiven

6. (Business / Commerce) Commerce an extension of time granted as a favour for payment of a debt or as fulfilment of some other obligation

7. (Historical Terms) Also called Declaration of Indulgence a royal grant during the reigns of Charles II and James II of England giving Nonconformists and Roman Catholics a measure of religious freedom

vb (tr)

(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church to designate as providing indulgence indulgenced prayers

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	indulgence - an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires self-indulgence indiscipline, undiscipline - the trait of lacking discipline luxury - something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
	2.	indulgence - a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child" lenience, leniency permissiveness, tolerance - a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior softness - a disposition to be lenient in judging others; "softness is not something permitted of good leaders"
	3.	indulgence - the act of indulging or gratifying a desire humoring, indulging, pampering intemperateness, self-indulgence, intemperance - excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence; "the intemperance of their language" gratification - the act or an instance of satisfying overindulgence, excess - excessive indulgence; "the child was spoiled by overindulgence" binge, orgy, splurge - any act of immoderate indulgence; "an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending"
	4.	indulgence - foolish or senseless behavior         foolery, tomfoolery, lunacy, craziness, folly frolic, gambol, romp, caper, play - gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly" meshugaas, mishegaas, mishegoss - (Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity buffoonery, clowning, harlequinade, japery, prank, frivolity - acting like a clown or buffoon
	5.	indulgence - the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution; "in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse" remission of sin, absolution, remittal, remission - the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy

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indulgence

noun

1. luxury, treat, extravagance, favour, privilege The car is one of my few indulgences.

2. leniency, pampering, spoiling, kindness, fondness, permissiveness, partiality The king's indulgence towards his sons angered them.

3. intemperance, excess, extravagance, debauchery, dissipation, overindulgence, prodigality, immoderation, dissoluteness, intemperateness Sadly, constant indulgence can be a costly affair.
intemperance moderation, temperance, strictness, temperateness

4. gratification, satisfaction, fulfilment, appeasement, satiation Anything less than contempt came across as indulgence.

Translations

indulgence [ɪnˈdʌldʒəns] N

1. (= gratification) [of desire, appetite] → satisfacción f

2. (= spoiling) → complacencia f
see also self-indulgence

3. (= tolerance) → indulgencia f
she was treated with great indulgence as a child → cuando era niña la trataban con mucha indulgencia or estaba muy consentida

4. (= luxury item) → lujo m
I do allow myself the occasional indulgence → me permito un lujo de vez en cuando

5. (= bad habit) → vicio m

6. (Rel) → indulgencia f

indulgence [ɪnˈdʌldʒ^əns] n

(= pleasure) → vice m

(= kindness) → indulgence f

indulgence

n

→ Nachsicht f; (of appetite etc) → Nachgiebigkeit f → (of gegenüber); (= overindulgence) → Verwöhnung f, → Verhätschelung f

(in activity, drink etc) indulgence in drink/food/sport → übermäßiges Trinken/Essen/Sporttreiben

(= thing indulged in) → Luxus m; (= food, drink, pleasure) → Genuss m; he allowed himself the indulgence of a day off work → er gönnte sich (dat) → den Luxus eines freien Tages; smoking/the car is one of my few indulgences → Rauchen/das Auto ist fast das Einzige, was ich mir gönne

(form: = permission) → Einwilligung f, → Zustimmung f

(Eccl) → Ablass m

indulgence [ɪnˈdʌldʒ/əns] n (extravagance) → piccolo lusso (che ci si concede); (habit) → vizio; (leniency) (Rel) → indulgenza